Stillman, Samuel 


Sermon at the Ordination of 
the Reverend Samuel Shepard 


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: per sdittinétion. between evangelifis, paftors- ‘ands. 
“teachers 5 for-apofles and prophets, are generall 
gllonss to have: been’ exbracrdi inary officers, wh 
‘were confined to the firft age of the: church... Al 
“apostle 6 @as one who received his authority@&. qua-_ 
lifications immediately from C brit, and: hadi power, 
to. work miracles-for.-the- proof “of” his ‘ do@trines 
43 hus’ Pau! affures- us, that: he seitber. received tb, 
1. ‘neither was be taught it, bub by i the. 
felus. Chri. *i / And, “after. ht chad. 


: from. the’ church t ach it, but Sade aie | 
Rar. ai ‘qualified for, and calledita a work: 1¢. 


7 he: a not up. 


Sey i tea ay 


cy cif t a0) 
rit ty ai rently: § rom. Ged, and | ‘were, jgonfined to 
apottolic ace : ti 

None: Badia’ a are Jed away, by a fpirie OF €f7 
and delufion, will pretend, in the _prefent. ae 
be either prophets. or. opoktles, ; 


7 ey ameg 1 is ecehe to. ‘Rae beck’ a com 
panicn’ ‘and afiftant of the apoftles 5. whofe bufin nef 


nae 


was to: preach the gofpel ‘in all’ places’ to! 

might be fent.»Probably'he aGted as an ‘itineranty 
i(to-Sufe.’a modern: -phrafe}- vifiting the. ‘churches 
which had been. planted -by the apostles, oe theif | 4 
-eftablifhmient and edification. © Ie ch a 


phe oh paGors: are: generally fandedtGod: hole: eth 
have: the, charge: ofa particular: church, and: are é 
more} domediatelyy ‘confined Stonit 3 who: are) 


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: fifter all. the: salsa of the ele 1 7 
were, fach (officerSth 
ial, 


‘in every ‘church Se 


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y every sar (was: = thus furnifhed with 


ial Fee: ne to. tha e pact 
wetelordaine 


CB So ematiy ‘che 
ae ert 7. toh enue ‘of that 
4 t 4 : " eso ¢ 


“ofere- with’ that, which 5 4 ioe: pace is fo re 
= dered. <:It isapparent that thefe*elders had * he 
ebaree a ofa Tae. flock’; sand ee the Rae : 


as Ae 
i “is Gaade ‘of! ies ae Bay 


Se ‘or Pipes are Fao t0s ake 


3 fecing: “every « achareh bail a laniS x 
“hence ‘one might “be ” ee at certain 
aad. the aS ftill fapplied. : ° 

= a Z parr a8 - 
Wits pafters the 
ater okcineeeintys phe dcfig ‘aed by. teae. 
= Some imagine that they: sees: they 
‘calle * gifted brethren’; who were. employed. by- 
the church in teaching only ; not-having auchority.” 
to: ‘adminifter baptifm, .or, the Lord® ‘s fuppers One: 
ke the~place obferves that" the =‘§-rather® thinks; 
: cthat. page aad seacbers. intend. onc» ands ; 


igaed difing: “offices, ihe would: have ufed the 

me form: f {peaking a as before’; and have ex- 

© prefied- himfelf, thus; avd: Some. pastors, and fome 
SS seacbers ,- whereas he does” not “make fuch? a. 
diftribution here as there2?2 Bat. whether or-no 
the Preceding remarks convey true. ideasi of thefe, 


| his one thing, that the various. ‘quali 
for thefe. offices. were given. by, Chrif, ‘th 
fi: the hureh, for 72 erfecting® 7 

work of, tbe EES for: oh 


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apoftles bebsie him.*., Tbh: extraordinary ¢ pA ‘cel r: 
pear: fuperfedes t that which s ordinary 5°-OF, render 
b Y ordination. a rae eee bens of men a unneceffiry 


x Beets | was fo “Dreacr the: eines to. the 
tiles i inven; ‘or every-place. + a he folemaity. 
‘prayer and. fajtixz, denotes: the: anxiety of. the 
brethren that God=‘(hould go: with them, aid S 
company their. Jabors: with fuccefs 3 Their aye 
Son then, rey bes “exprefizve of -their war, 
: if blefiing:. friould at 


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cI vee Cir 

; the ee of Sits 5 
oie their work, meaning that nartcnt 
con whictt. they = our: from Antioch, the 


z are all ihatiGed bad Dai wit tb bin: and Low 
id opened the doar of faith unto the Gentiles: Te 
‘faall : confider the office: of a. minifter of : 


a3 


Chit in! it?s dare? fenfe’; - 5, reaching the word 
ae but. a Ss of ite pai rt 
vege Eis, hos is engaged j ine anes ins cae he “ae 
; ry, fhould be a-man of prayer; this folemna dety- 
is. infeparably:-conneéted=with: his. offices Hence 
when. the apoltles called. the-multi tude of. the Gifci-: 
Sples 1 unto them, in order to.choole feven men, who 
= fhould officiate as deacon ns, they, affiga the-following- 
“as one: ‘teafon: of fuch an appointment, We will: 1 give. 2 
our felzes continually io" prayer. 3%. Luther: was Wont + 
o-fay, thar, three: things. are of smportanees toast: 
© minifter meditations. 
“With thefe-he cannot be. 
ae ns se: ue seitbou 


ee ate Be Hes whom God: hath. called to 
ees ae “numerous. ‘occafions . which he 
= = will-Gad of drawing near to God in this ete rill 
Soe Sane from. his. clofet: £0: the. sone a0 


fe. Is_ a diligent fiidyine” ‘the. Twing oF BCS 
“Hence Paul exhorts Timéthy to. fudy so fotw Bingo’ 
elf « approved unto God, a workinait that needeth mo 


ae be afhamed, rightly. divid ang the word of trutbee 


Badin: another lace, to. give “Biinfelf. oon bo. tele? 


est ro. which: St: Paul, endeavors fo fix 2 ests 
attention, are readiag, -exbortation, and doéirine s e 
gdifferent branche of his facred’ office. © : Reading is 
of great advantage to the minifter of Chrift: There- 
by © he» obtairis-an increafe; of © knowledge, - and 2 
growing fitnels: for his” work. _ Neither do L mea 


re God } “shougibe pbatewill be aly allawed: to. bee 
the: only role of faith, and practice. For. there ar 
whiter ‘both ancient and modern, tha 

: ee St Paul had: tead: 


ERE 5 BS. crt a 
Befides, th 


paid: ae the ee. Greeks od R Romans 3 
WERIE ear perehiches thofe pai of the: 
rack God ¢ plain and: 


edgey ‘an 
which every miniffer: of. Chnit “ fhould ‘bring 
id old. Thus furnithed from the. 


-. Ngo Be the oe in et fuln 
siebieing of. ‘the. Solpels of Chrift, In the cit 
7 : “his office he ought nor'to 


ty, Peete onde was” D peeatied by: the ae 
Satisfied: of this he is “oe to. pnelitatee whether: ee 


a bad icBE iE it.” This: ome! talk who. -profels. to” 
if believet the. doétrine of eles and of. the fovercign- 


er “they: revealed, “and why: preached by St. ‘Paul 
ah his; pole: iF ey wert =o Auch: dangerous 


ae rie eee Ate the ath 
is4i Jélus. Confequently the'nearer we come to. 
ng which. oe ape: schon 


thie Ss nature Bee 

S recovery by Chraf. 

infi ted on with ict piaioels: ‘and 

oi ee they were. called tO treat 

Atal é pradie 

yeh ‘Chit hath Finidied redecoption, 

‘je will be oFng faving benefit to any, Gat tholle wits 
Dbelicvein him : : And no man-has the ‘faith of God?" 
j toes He to ‘obediénice. Eaithe 


bois 


4 Awitw ke char hus. spade the re aad 
finners: profefs to believe it, he is,.upon their appli 
cation to im, and” fatisfaction- Obtained relative ta 
hand -conduét, to‘ adminifter the fpecial 
C ‘of the new. tefament. to them, Daptifa® 
the. Lor Sapper. This-i is. the: order- of the 
: on as. Chrift’ gave it to | his. 

= PREACH THE*GOSPEL to every creature's é 

; Hee DET EL EE aie is, a BLAZED fe 

thw 


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lead’ them nae ae to “teach! ably but ane vine 
to boufes:- Private vifits among the flock are attend= 
ed. with: many great advantages. A’ minifter has it: 
more immediately i in his: power, on fuch occafions, 
of removing that fear the people are apt to enter-: 
Be ; and, that referve, which prevents their: 
> Converfit ing eclge with’ -him, ‘and’of rendring: him=: 
AOE familar 2 and eae of accelss: zs Lee this” means | he! 


ai ee ibe ee and Pom oa anda petra 
F his religion, - than; fhould he endeaver. tokeep: 
the people of his chargevat an-awful diftancey ut 
notion of. fapporting his dignity. - In the’ former 
afe. the people. will efteem-him highly is. Jove: fa! 
) ks fake ; inthe latter, they wilh fear hiss 


A got as thar time ‘among es : "whieh oUghE: : 
fo be devoted’ to reading, meditation “and™ pray Vers 


oe ‘Without a folemn- attention. to> thefe® things, - 


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ere aear fens 


preacher, will ‘make buta {mall probaciey ining) ee 
chet 


{ ‘a Small crcles OF. whom i it may be Gai ay “&Tfyou. 
hear. him? once, you-hear him glumig?? ™ Whereas: 
he ougitto laber to bevas a fcribe ready entree 
the ‘kingdom of God, bringing forth. ont of his ted 
= fure;: things zew as well as old... To fuch negligeac 


as. is binted pat: ae fome. men of bya facred cha 


“nefs: for’ ‘their’ “company, wales alddly convin 
“them that much ftudy is unneceffary 5 or that they 
_ an preach well enough: without it: But St. Pan! © 
= had: ‘other views of the-worl: of the mmiiiltey. when « 


e-cried: out, Wao: 45. rae for thefe are 2 


to a reading ae 
u ee We dee fren hence. Neath ‘ott 


5 AS ie cn ais ‘Chrift hath eed 
& put them ‘into: the’ iminiltry., 
it, over! God’ s es be 


in faiths in 1 Danie ~ ine 
dik _ duty, they -fhould- sche Wit 
peesnels of. wifdom,. confidering themfelves 
the=bed vs | 


ines se that be: ee ee by ‘the. 
é nalure-of this ca T hall exple ins 
nee ecelf ye 


er called out: of darknef into Satwellaus a 
In other words he ought: to: be.a geod -man;+one 
--Swho-has experienced the influences of the: Spirit of 3: 
God, in opening: his blind: eyes, and turning - him 
from darknefs ‘to light § and. from ‘the power of 
fatan unto God. - “He ought not on to be a. man 


as pla 
lon bork b saute And pies 


Lee sige 


aes daclade: ought to be the me: 7 


ay 
wile Se obfervable, thar’ Chrit-the ‘slo orto . 
: Head of thechurch, firf converted the men.whony 
Fle afterward engaged in the: ‘miniteys—He did 
dt only. endyetheat with gifts, but efefuaily called - 
them: by aa divise ; bones nage pee » whofe 


ae 


| Riisno exp experience a th ee 


eae their fouls. - This jatanoeis rile alarming to. thofe 
a who preach the-gofpel, and- fhould Jead. “them 10k 
Sa! ~ inguire whether: they* are net in~his. condition’; 
. having emi inent gifts, end traitors to Jefus at the. 
(me ‘time. As. for St. Paul, he declares that God_ 
called him by ‘bis grace, and revealed bis Son in bim, 
in order that he -mighe* preach: Him among the 
Gentiles. *** And when. he gave charge to Timothy 
Sieve thofe: who» sfhould: fucceed. chim in ane 


haps: 
dvyife’ ie to ‘calli in athe tp Ff a. phy! fician 


ry 


the jay. oft the aan to, an-over- Heated im nagination, 
“or toa religious fren NZYus: ee no aia fhould” 
ihe things: of: ines Spirit of God, ‘aber are. foaliporiefs. 
unto kine s-neither can he: know. them,-becaufe they: 
Gre: “[piritually ‘aifeerned. * Farther,” it’ may. be» 
afked;: How he can~ fupremely : feek the glory of. 
God; ‘or long for the converfion of finners, whofe 
own Rate or ‘interelt ies es to bis: Heart y and 


Me = 
Lie 


er thine? will tt: ‘be fo: aaa an wat 


Si nonin Chrift, and: ‘after ree SE naie to: ens 
ei by 


e.miniftry of the gofpel, aha hay pare aivis 
‘call to ates. This. call may. ‘be diftineuifhed Gnto: 
extraordinary and ordinary, internal gna external? Dy 
T have {pokeo fomething of. an: extraordinary call: 
= tothe miniliry, in. a. preceding” part. of this dif-. 
.courfe, and fhall now: pafs-to confider, an ordinary. 
calls which is ‘thus’ denominated becaufe the com 
on-or ufuals method which the Lord now takes, “if 
fending n men a fortis to preach, the gofpel : Aa d it is, 


; : which. prefuppofes: thie the 

. ‘pe on is a; real: believer, and that he* hath: thafe: ie 
: ¢ qualifications forthe: work, which’ are re 
x particular enumeration of which St. Paul 


Teas: pace £0. preeins: ah Ga 


, ‘not from motives of. safeabotdee 
for minifters are laberers,. eae fet 
ng. LEG no right & to. eee lore ¢ 
“12 od.and 

precious’. fouls? . Hes who: hue! views? the! Aacre 
“offices, and: from. he above motive longs. forengage 
dn if; appears to. “be: internally: called. The’ fen G 
rine godly reformers had of thisisward-call to the. 
“work: of the miniltry, 1 is evident.in the folemn quefti- : 


ilk retained in the ordination fervice ‘of: the 


ito take | upon. ‘you: “this office an iniaifteanione to. 
“*¢ferye God for. the Brornonnes of his glory,°and* ~ 

che edifying his people 2 To which tae ‘candi 
coe cae Tepes Jor Pa SSH) one Pe 


2 that = is Seeing’ until: ‘all his ae are call: ed; 
and: eee a free and conftaat accefs t to the humaa, 


chal wo-is ‘unto them’ if they y preach ‘Not. 
oie “But to e Brerent a spitakee in as saat 


sPTRENA UES called salto. ag #8 


ad appoint. ia a preacher! of “the erik 
The choice.and approbation of the church, and or-* 
ae by dts of her les a ures sheer 


‘HI. To advert a little to the nature OF ordinal i 
A i here two. gueftions: demandsour.fetious atten 
Wath wham: is the, power of - chiff ing to the 
And, How, or by: whom ifthe. alah noe 
ed with it 2 As 


aving it in th 
née “for “non: aiahes 


ii 
=e aan ‘ae aright to. sbelete in. tie te “‘férely: ee] 
eehurch | of. Chrift or number of believers ehgaced: eae 

mecovenant, | to walk together ‘according to: the: faith: 
© order of the Gofpel, have fuch power. A 
ery. -familta fapofition. cannot fail of making this’ 


setae gE o 
miatter.clearsas* a morniag without clouds, viz 


nOuld-our. br ethire én: the | Epifcopalians, “allume-to 
sower of ebufr fag minifters for‘us+2i/- 
j Siaiprets Saipan tally desire it. an. ato 


Tt cana : 


any. fuich’ like, th ues 
ee any power therein 


ailing eee in the alte Blass be the apotle 
eprefent at, ande afiti 
rh candidate: into-the office « 


fo New Teftament, without’ an. of: 
‘dained: elder being: prefent, “In. Aas 6. the twely: 
apoftles thus « ‘addreffed the church, Lack XE out» 
among you feven men, &cc. whom. we may appoints. 
aver this bufinefs.” This they did, ‘and fet them be 
fae the ae ‘The choice. was s with the choreiy 


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gt i the people oF Gaigeat : 


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aes ‘The-connedtip: : 
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‘as aman “of like pains” “syith - yourfelvess. ~ = 
ill incline: you to guard againft ‘unreafoaak 
judices, and” ‘to make: sais: “proper allowance: “for: 
~ Stand’ by him ate 
allitimes ae tal, and. be crea) 8 bear a pares ‘of his: 


Ss =e 


know, fays the fame apottle’ in: -anot oe bat 
they who:  minifier® about: boly things dive. of the, 
_ thongs. ofthe. templ = and. they, be wait. ats the: 
 gltar r-are.partakers of -the-altat an fo~ ba 


a: Ul ape mir — the 
“Be continually at” 


Date Due 


Demeco 38-297 


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